Dusky Slender Opossum vs Hortle's whipray

Marmosops fuscatus compared with Pateobatis hortlei

Key Differences

• Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient while Hortle's whipray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dusky Slender Opossum	Hortle's whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Marmosops	Pateobatis
Species	Marmosops fuscatus	Pateobatis hortlei

Evolutionary Relationship

Dusky Slender Opossum and Hortle's whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dusky Slender Opossum	Hortle's whipray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Hortle's whipray